[PS3] PlayStation 3 Fan Noise. Annoyingly loud, ain't it?

Originally Posted by 2401 Penitent Tangent

Hopefully the 40 is 400 or 450 bucks or something. Instant (re)sold in that case, but I doubt it. 500, maybe? I dunno. I won't bother guessing, as we'll hear something shortly, I'm sure.

Um, the 60 GB version already costs 500 dollars, why would the 40 GB one with removed backward compatiblity and USB ports cost the same amount. Of course it will be 400$.

I personally don't care about backward compatiblity much, but they shouldn't have removed it. 400$ PS3 in North America would've been great news, but this gives people something to complain about again.

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Originally Posted by Slash

Well, it seems like sony is walking backwards in trying to make their console more attractive.

The first thing they should axe is the price. I mean seriously.

Um, they are reducing the price. Or do you mean they should drop it to 99$ and cover the losses by selling pixie dust?

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PS3 has no good games that justify buying the console. At least with the PS2 MGS2 was set to come out what...3 months after launch i think?

It was released more than 18 months after the launch of PS2 in Japan.

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Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

What, seriously? I'll wait for some photos of this in action.

It's true, all versions of PS3 can play PSX games. Would be kinda lame if they didn't, considering that my computer five years ago could already do it perfectly.

Here's a new 'ceramic white' PS3 for Japan: NEW PLAYSTATION®3 (CECHH00 SERIES) COMES IN TWO COLOR VARIATIONS AT A NEW PRICE | PRESS RELEASES ｜ Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Looks really good, much better than the ugly 'dirty white plastic' colour scheme of the 360. I might order a white DualShock 3.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ratchet & Clank demo will be released this Thursday. It was planned for October 4, but got delayed one week.

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I think it's the same level, but tweaked and improved.

I was speaking idiomatically.

It seemed longer than five minutes to me, but then I also didn't finish the Heavenly Sword demo in thirty seconds like some people said they did.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

^ Please follow post quality guidelines.

Also, as far as I know most pirated video files aren't 'copyright protected' or larger than 700 MB or 1.36 GB, so I don't think the limit is a problem. Unless you want to play hi-def Blu-ray rips or something.

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Originally Posted by Shenlon

I know this is normal for computers and the ps3 itself is close to a computer but come on ><!

It is pretty normal for data storage in general, nothing to do specifically with the PS3 being 'close to a computer'. My 1 GB iPod has about 880 MB of usable space. There is probably a disclaimer like '80 GB = 80 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less' somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Zeta26

PS2 Games not playable (you must get them from the PS Network)

What?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Where on the official PlayStation site or Wikipedia does it say that you can download PS2 games? Quote or give links.

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Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Play the demo first to make sure you like it (well, I guess that's true of all the games you mentioned, except for Lair, which doesn't have one)

There is a demo of Lair on the Hong Kong store.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Acer, the original North American 60 GB version is widely considered the best. It has virtually perfect emulation, and it is the most reliable model. There are no common overheating or fan noise issues, I don't know where you heard that. Now, the 80 GB model in the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle and the latest 40 GB models do seem to have a higher failure rate, in accordance with anecdotal evidence anyway. Still miniscule compared to some other consoles, but it's something to take into account. Get the 60 GB model.

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Add-ons are region-specific.

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I have two extra promotional codes for the SOCOM beta, if anyone wants one, PM me.

edit: both gone, buddies!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Hey guys, Folding@Home was turned into Life with PlayStation.

PlayStation.Blog » Start your “Life with PlayStation”

It looks sweet, like something in 2015 in a movie from 1990. And it keeps curing cancer in the background.

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Yeah, of course you can get the news without turning on your PlayStation. I meant 'looks sweet' as in 'easy on the eyes' and as a good upgrade of Folding@Home (since now you can keep it in the background and glance at the news every once in a while, instead of looking at wiggling proteins).

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Originally Posted by Miles

I have a question to anyone who messes with the Japanese PSN.

1. Can a US system play downloaded Japanese PS1 games?
2. If yes, is there a cheaper place to buy Japanese point cards besides play asia? They want 45 USD for a 3,000 yen card which is overpriced.

Yes it can, downloadable PSN and PS1 games are region-free. As for the cards, you can get a 3000-yen card for 40.50 dollars on eBay. Probably not going to find it cheaper than that, unless you ask a friend in Japan to get one for you.

If you want to bring the cost down, you can try pooling with other people who want the same games (all PSN content, with the exception of some disc-based games like Warhawk or Gran Turismo, can be shared with four other people).

How ya doing, buddy?

There's still at least a year until the English release of Final Fantasy XIII. Though, there will definitely be a price drop by then, and maybe a software PlayStation 2 emulator.

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A question, I have a DVD disc for my PS2 called 'Region X' which makes my PS2 accept all region DVDs.
I'm wondering if there is a similar product for the PS3 which makes so you can play older PS2 games.

There isn't. Not sure what you mean by older PS2 games. If you have a PS3 with backward compatibility, it will play PS2 games regardless of age.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm talking about an official software-only emulator. The later models emulated the processor, but still had the hardware GPU.

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Originally Posted by Shin

I'm pretty sure you can pick that up for less than a tenner on eBay and who on Earth doesn't already have a copy of FFVII anyway?

Well, not really



Other than that, it's also the convenience of having it on your hard drive.

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